You could say Shi Hao had been forced into becoming Human Emperor.
He had no interest in the Human Emperor position. All he wanted was to roam free and carefree through Heaven and Earth, "bullying men and dominating women" as he pleased.
But he had no choice. The Stone Race faced peril, and the Stone Kingdom's Foundation might fall into other hands. He had to step forward.
"What I regret most now is becoming the Stone Kingdom's Human Emperor. I have no interest in the position," Shi Hao said mournfully.
Smack!
Meng Chuan gave Shi Hao a light pat on the head.
"Then step aside and let Qingfeng do it."
"Ah!" Shi Qingfeng cried, hurriedly shaking his head.
"I can't. I really can't."
"Qingfeng can't do it yet. If he became Human Emperor, he couldn't protect the Stone Kingdom." Shi Hao shook his head. He saw the situation clearly.
Across the entire Stone Race, only he, Number One Under Heaven, could take the Human Emperor position, suppress their enemies, and shelter the Stone Race through wind and rain.
On the way to the Imperial Palace, Shi Qingfeng had told Meng Chuan that Shi Hao had slain a Venerable despite the difference in their cultivation.
But he had left out one detail.
Shi Hao had slain that Venerable with his own strength!
He had relied on neither the Imperial Palace's Formation nor Imperial Dao Power. With his cultivation alone, he had killed a Venerable from the Outer Regions.
That was why the Mighty Ones dared not invade while he guarded the Stone Kingdom.
A Human Emperor who possessed the battle strength of a Venerable in his own right was clearly qualified to protect the Stone Kingdom.
"But Uncle Meng has given me an idea." Shi Hao patted Shi Qingfeng on the